Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-08
Chronic Bronchitis.

Chronic Bronchitis is also an infiamma.
tion OF the mucus membrane of bronchial
later in life, When a cold settles on the
lungs the disease either ends in bronchitis
| or pneumonia. If 1t ends in bronchitis, It
usually passes of as a cold in the chest, and
He feels tired and languid. and is incapa-
BILE of taking his usual amount of exercise,
and experiences shortness Of breath with
more or less warmth In the palms OF his
hands. Soon after this cough ppears, ac-
companied by an expectoration of thick
mucus, followed by hectic flush. loss Of
flesh and stsenglh, and night swests con-
tinue, when the patient assumes all the ap-
pearance of having genuine case OF con-
sumption. But this Is simply catarrh OF the
lungs, or chronic bronchitis.
Iu the latter stages of the disease the mu-
Gus membrane of the larger bronchial tubes
soitens while the smaller tubes and air
cells of the lungs the mucus mem brane be-
comes congested and inaamed. There are
no ivities or tubercles in the lungs. but
merely a wasting away of the larger bron-
struction Of the bronchial tubes and air
cells of the lungs. The patient dies from
exhaustion aud and suffocation, being una
BILE to expectOrate the mucus which accum-
ulates In the passage leading to the lungs,
which in some cases is sticky and small In
quantity, but more commonly copious OF
light straw or yellowish green. Oftentimes
streaks of blood make their appearance In
the muCuS, ana III gl1Iles LUtIe Is u ulSdSTee-
abe smell. Persons thus afflicted are very
liable to take cold, at which time the mucus
becomes lear and frothy and Is .ot uncom-
Inonly the case that the patient dies in one
of these attacks.
Humftf bronchitis (from humere, to be
moisD is so called from the profuse quanti-
ty of watery secretions which comes from
the air passages OF the lungs. At times 1t
becomes quite ropy. like the white of an
egg. This form OF disease usually attacks
old people.
Dry bronchitis. This disease. the very
opposite of the above, is very common
themselves as quite healthy are to day un-
der its influence. and are slowly but surely
becoming the victims of this treacherous
complaint. This is the most insidious OF all
a slight hacking cough, and an expectora-
tion of a blush white mucus And herein
lies the danger. This mucus inhabiting the
air cells of the lnngs, being dimcult 10
nently obstructing portions of the lungs,
causing shortness of breath, and q feeling
of oppression on the chest, particularly al
ter meals or q slight exert1on. AFTER tlme
the cough becomes more severe ana comes
on in paroxysms, and as the shortness OF
breath increases, it almost assumes the
character of asthma. The mucus mem
brane also becomes more ana more tnick-
cold, and the patient at last becomes fully
aware of the terrible changes that have ta-
ken place, and the inevitable results that
are sure to follow.
Inhslation is the only system which will
cure these diseases and yet the treatment
of the two forms are entirely different In
the one we must allay the irritation, while
in the other we must stimulate healthy
action.
This will convince us of the necessity of
fully understanding the system of medicat-
ed Limitations in the treatment of the vari-
GUS diseases of the pulmonary organs, for
when properly applied there is no system
of medicine to be compared to it.
Persons desiring treatment by this system
of practice can use the remedy at home as
well as at our office, and which will cause
no inconvenience Or Mndrance to business
whatever.
have seen so many of these cases cured
that do not consider any case hopeless un-
less the disease had advanced TO the chest
and that both lungs are ser ously involved.
Even then the inhalations aid us In dissolv-
ing the mucus and in contracting and heal
ng the cavities, which nothing else can do
With the same success.
The very best references from those al
'eady cured.